Had Ron grown? Of course he had!
There was an old saying in Anton's hometown: "If you haven't seen someone for three days, look at them with new eyes."
If Ron hadn't grown, all the effort Anton had put into teaching him would have gone to waste. It had been nearly a year since Anton taught Ron how to master the Fear Spirit.
Uncle Arthur had once told Anton about a wondrous Palace of Knowledge hidden deep in the Weasley pure-blood family's Bloodline, within the River of Time. Every Weasley passively gathered the knowledge in their mind into this palace, which in turn invisibly nourished every member of the family.
Opening the palace required not only Weasley Bloodline, but also a sense of belonging to the Weasley family. (Chapter 581)
And now, after Ron had overcome his fear and the Fear Spirit had changed from a big, furry Spider into the Teddy Bear Doll his mother had made for him, and after Ron had summoned a Guardian Knight Charm in the likeness of the Twins, fueled by the love of his family...
He was already being invisibly influenced by the Palace of Knowledge hidden deep within his Bloodline. Of course, that was a Bloodline talent, combined with Anton's targeted guidance and Ron's own hard work...
Anton was eager to see what kind of answer Ron would come up with.
Many people were eager to see what Ron would do.
As Lockhart, the host, turned the camera toward Ron, wizards all over the world focused their attention on him.
Only, many of them seemed unable to understand what Ron was doing.
They watched as he slowly walked over to the Great Tree with the Helicopter hanging from it. He gently hugged the tree and pressed his cheek against it, softly stroking